Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Ocilla, GA
Posts: 80

I am considering purchasing a dog between 8 & 9 years old. Normally, is a dog of this age able to hunt 3-4 times a week, compete in local hunts and have one litter of pups ?

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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: JERSEYVILLE , IL
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We have a dog that is 9 years old and before he got the tumor in his nose we were hunting him about 3 days a week and we took him to a competion hunt every weekend and we just had a litter of pups out of him in january. Hope this helps.

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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Ohio
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Our male dog, Jebb, is 11 years old and is still going strong. He has been hunted really hard his whole life and I still hunt him about 4 nights a week, sometime more sometimes less. I actually just put a 2nd place and 5th place wins on him in the Nite Hunts within the last year, also he was just bred to our Dawn female last year and she whelped 8 healthy, big pups in July '07. We had him to the vet this past fall and he was perfectly healthy other than a few bad teeth.

As far as females go in terms of raising pups, as long as they still come in heat regularly and are healthy enough to raise a litter of pups, they usually do just fine.

So I would say as long as the dog checks out healthy at the vet it would be fine to hunt up to 4-5 nights a week; I think it keeps 'em young.....

Here is Jebb treed last month on a coon, he turned 11 in January. A little gray but happy lol.....

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Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Ocilla, GA
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Thanks for the replies. I appreciated the Psalm 69 quote also!

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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Ohio
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Sure, no problem! I always try to put a scripture on my signature, it may brighten someones day!

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UKC Licensed Bench Show Judge

Home of:
CH Crystal Springs Dear Darla
Crystal Creeks Dizzy Spell

Proud Handler of:
GRNITECH CH PR Jamie's Trashy Big John
NITECH PR Lifeways Fire Cracker

In Fond Memory of:
NITECH CH PR Jamie's Trashy Hightech Redneck
GRNITECH GRCH PR Morgan's Losses Hills Dawn
GRCH PR Wilkinson's Jebb
NITECH CH PR Gimme Three Steps Mister

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